Post COVID-19 condition (long COVID): What Canada’s doing
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Our collaboration
We worked with partners to conduct and support scientific activities to:
- inform evidence-based policies and programs
- learn more about long COVID in Canada
- learn how to prevent, manage and treat the condition
Research portal
The Long COVID Web portal is a Canadian network that supports research on the condition. There are also opportunities to be part of ongoing research, such as through a Patient Advisory Council. This advisory council focuses on the lived experience of people with the condition and their caregivers.
Long COVID Web (University Health Network)
Canadian guidelines
We helped fund the creation of guidelines and tools to support patients, caregivers and health professionals.
Canadian Guidelines for Post-COVID-19 Condition (technical information)
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Task force
The Task Force on Post COVID-19 Condition provided recommendations that helped shape guidance to address the impacts of long COVID in the Canadian context.
In addition to this initial task force, several others were formed to address the different areas of need related to COVID-19.
Learn more:
- Initiatives on COVID-19
- Dealing with the Fallout: Post-COVID Condition and Its Continued Impact on Individuals and Society
Public surveys
We conducted surveys to:
- measure how common long COVID is
- measure the types and duration of symptoms experienced
- identify risk and protective factors, as well as impacts on daily life
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